Electricity (H4) 27.33 cents/kWh, 0.8% more expensive than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
EWS AG
| 2-room flat2-rmH1 · 1,600 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 4-room flat4-rmH2 · 2,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 4-room flat with electric water heater4-rmH3 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room flat5-rmH4 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room detached house5-rmH5 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room detached house with electric heating5-rmH6 · 25,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room detached house with heat pump5-rmH7 · 13,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh | large owner-occupied flatflatH8 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.54 cents/kWh▼ 2.6% | 29.16 cents/kWh▼ 2.8% | 26.01 cents/kWh▼ 2.9% | 27.33 cents/kWh▼ 2.9% | 25.36 cents/kWh▼ 2.7% | 22.75 cents/kWh▼ 2.9% | 24.79 cents/kWh▼ 2.1% | 26.48 cents/kWh▼ 3.0% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage9.63 cents/kWh
- Energy12.54 cents/kWh
- Levies1.25 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing charge24 CHF/year
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 434.70 CHF/month▲ 8.6%
- Adults, on average543.33 CHF/month▲ 3.9%
- Young adultsfrom 317.30 CHF/month▲ 8.6%
- Young adults, on average401.24 CHF/month▲ 3.6%
- Childrenfrom 95.70 CHF/month▲ 8.6%
- Children, on average131.46 CHF/month▲ 4.0%
Premium region in Schwyz: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents14,185
- Foreign share26.6%
- Ages 0–192,651 · 18.7%
- Ages 20–648,489 · 59.8%
- Ages 65 and over3,045 · 21.5%
- Residents per km²482.8
Lakes are part of the area the density is calculated from.
Geography
- Altitude414–1,797 m
- Lakeyes
- Mountain municipalityno
The rule: a settlement altitude of at least 1,000 m. That altitude is not shown as a figure.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature9.8 °C
- Annual precipitation1,310 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours41.3%
- Frost days78.1
- Days of 30 °C or more9.1
- Reference stationLuzern, 12.3 km
Context
Küssnacht (SZ) sits in the figures as follows.
For the period 1991-2020, Küssnacht (SZ) reads 41.3% relative sunshine, plus 9.8 °C and 1,310 mm of precipitation. A climate normal.
Küssnacht (SZ) has 14,185 residents, 482.8 per square kilometre.
Küssnacht (SZ): 18.7% are young, 59.8% are of working age and 21.5% are older.
Küssnacht (SZ) is not a mountain municipality.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss official commune register, as of 13.10.2026 Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Spatial divisions of Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026 Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D
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Questions
What do population, geography and climate say about Küssnacht (SZ)?
For the period 1991-2020, Küssnacht (SZ) reads 41.3% relative sunshine, plus 9.8 °C and 1,310 mm of precipitation. A climate normal. Küssnacht (SZ) has 14,185 residents, 482.8 per square kilometre. Küssnacht (SZ): 18.7% are young, 59.8% are of working age and 21.5% are older. Küssnacht (SZ) is not a mountain municipality.
Border neighbours
- Küssnacht (SZ) or Walchwil1,275 m · 29.2%
- Küssnacht (SZ) or Arth7,115 m · 11.8%
- Küssnacht (SZ) or Adligenswil304 m · 10.6%
- Küssnacht (SZ) or Meggen1,579 m · 10.3%
- Küssnacht (SZ) or Meierskappel8,005 m · 10.1%
- Küssnacht (SZ) or Udligenswil4,816 m · 10.1%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Udligenswil3.1 km
- Living in Greppen3.2 km
- Living in Meierskappel4.7 km
- Living in Root5.2 km
- Living in Dierikon5.5 km
- Living in Weggis5.6 km
- Living in Gisikon5.8 km
- Living in Adligenswil6.0 km
Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D Straight-line distance between municipality centres.
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- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss official commune register, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Spatial divisions of Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), STATPOP 2025, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), Health insurance premiums, opendata.swiss, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium regions under the FDHA Ordinance on Premium Regions, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Commune names with common translations, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation (SR 101), Art. 1, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D